Preparation

How to Read Progress Analytics and Close Weak Topics

A method that turns Skilyapp reports into concrete preparation steps.

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Skilyapp Team

March 4, 2025

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The numbers in your profile aren't a grade. They're a hint about where to spend your time. Without them it's easy to keep revising what you already know and steer clear of the topics where you lose points. Here's how to read the statistics and what to do about each weak topic.

What to Look at in the Statistics

After each test, Skilyapp shows your accuracy by topic, your list of mistakes and how your results have changed over time. Four signals are useful when preparing:

What you see What it tells you What to do
Low accuracy in a topic Your knowledge of the topic is hazy Take a short test on that topic only
A topic you haven't revised in a while You're forgetting it Come back to it with a short set of questions
Many mistakes on picture questions You spot hazards late Practise with RaceGame and read each image in order
Your answers are getting slower You struggle with the wording Play duels or quick tests

The timing benchmark is simple: the exam gives you 30 minutes for 30 questions, so about a minute per question. If you regularly need more, train for speed.

Colours and zones

It helps to split topics into three groups. The boundaries are approximate. They're a working guide, not a DGT rule:

  • 🟢 Solid (roughly 85% and above): revise once a week so it doesn't go cold
  • 🟡 Needs attention (roughly 70–85%): practise several times a week
  • 🔴 Gap (below 70%): work on it daily until it moves into the yellow zone

Nerves usually pull your exam performance down, so settling for 75% in practice is risky. Only three mistakes out of thirty are allowed, which means you need accuracy of around 90%.

How to Close a Weak Topic, Step by Step

Step 1. Find the topic

Open the statistics and pick the topic with the lowest accuracy. Check how many questions on it you've answered: if it's only a few, the conclusion is still tentative.

Step 2. Go through your mistakes

  1. Take a short 10-question test on that topic only
  2. Your mistakes go to the Error Bank
  3. For each mistake, read the explanation, and if it isn't clear, ask the AI assistant
  4. Save the difficult questions to your favourites

Example. Question: "Who has priority at an unmarked junction?" You got it wrong. The AI explains the "priority to the right" rule: if there are no signs and no traffic officer, the vehicle coming from the right goes first. Write it down as a short sentence or a flashcard: en una intersección sin señalizar, tiene prioridad quien viene por la derecha.

Step 3. Gather revision material

  • Favourites: the questions you got wrong
  • Flashcards: short rules and signs
  • Dictionary: terms you didn't know, with translations

Step 4. Lock it in over three days

  1. Day 1. A 15-question test on the topic, with hints on
  2. Day 2. A duel on the topic (a few rounds) to check your speed
  3. Day 3. A 20-question test without hints

Step 5. Check the result

Take a final 10-question test. If your accuracy stays above 85%, the topic is closed. If not, repeat steps 2 to 4, this time on specific sub-topics.

If You Have Several Weak Topics

Don't try to take on everything at once. Set priorities:

  1. Safety. Right of way, overtaking, speed, following distance: mistakes here are the most dangerous, and these questions usually matter most.
  2. How weak the topic is. Start with the biggest hole.
  3. How long improvement will take. Sometimes a week on one topic pays off more than an hour on each of five.

A good split: about 70% of your time on weak topics and 30% revising strong ones.

A Weekly Plan

Monday: analysis (30 minutes)

  • Review last week's results
  • Pick your three weakest topics
  • Set a concrete goal, such as "raise topic X to 85% accuracy"

Tuesday to Thursday: work by topic (20–30 minutes a day)

  • Tuesday: topic #1: tests and review of mistakes
  • Wednesday: topic #2: games, flashcards and the dictionary
  • Thursday: topic #3: a timed test and revision

Friday: checkpoint (40 minutes)

  • A full 30-question test with a timer
  • Compare with Monday: what improved and what didn't

Weekend: light revision (15 minutes)

  • Favourite questions and short tests on your strong topics

Common Mistakes

  1. Stopping at the yellow zone. "75% is fine" isn't enough: on exam day the result is usually lower than at home. Work until you're comfortably above 85% in every topic.
  2. Only studying the red topics. Strong topics fade without revision, so keep some time for them.
  3. Not reviewing mistakes. Taking another test is easier, but it helps less than going through three wrong answers.

What's Next

Open the statistics, find your weakest topic and follow the steps above. The first changes usually show after a few days of regular study.

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